Safety pin Diameter for knockoffs???
Former Vendor
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 76,656
Likes: 1,853
From: Jeffersonville Indiana 812-288-7103
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
I've seen a hundred of these over the years but I don't know what size they are. You might post this in C1-C2. I'm sure someone there will have one they can measure.
Willcox
Willcox
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,086
Likes: 1
From: Michigan
Ecklers has them. See below. I would think you could align the two hole halves and then use a drill as a plug guage to measure the size needed if you didn't want to buy them. If my memory serves me correctly I think mine are tapered for the first half of the length.
If you still want to know dia and length I can go out to the garage and pull one out and measure it.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...73&dept_id=258
If you still want to know dia and length I can go out to the garage and pull one out and measure it.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...73&dept_id=258
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 175
Likes: 11
From: Omaha ne
Ecklers has them. See below. I would think you could align the two hole halves and then use a drill as a plug guage to measure the size needed if you didn't want to buy them. If my memory serves me correctly I think mine are tapered for the first half of the length.
If you still want to know dia and length I can go out to the garage and pull one out and measure it.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...73&dept_id=258
If you still want to know dia and length I can go out to the garage and pull one out and measure it.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...73&dept_id=258
Thanks
Tim
Last edited by GDaina; Jul 31, 2009 at 10:14 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,727
Likes: 38
From: Fremont CA
Go to hardware store and buy either a #12, #14 or #16 nail, don't try to turn a part on a lathe. You can also get stainless steel fixture pins at a machine tool supply house in the proper diameter but, offhand I can't remember what it is, get the nail and measure it. Nail should work fine for that application.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,086
Likes: 1
From: Michigan
Using a nail sounds like a good idea. Just make sure it's something that won't rust and is a loose fit in the hole. It needs to be long enough to grab with a pair of pliers or channel locks to pull it out but short enough not to hit the center cap. The bead to bead dimension on my wheels is 8" so I'm assuming they are 8" wheels. Overall width is 8 1/2".
